Training Area Operative

Landmarc Support Services is currently seeking to recruit a Training Area Operative at Garelochhead Training Camp, Scotland.

As the Training Area Operative, you will play a key part in helping to maintain a safe, efficient and sustainable place for our Armed Forces to train, this pivotal role is essential to the delivery of the contract.

We are looking for someone who either has previous knowledge of working on the Defence Training Estate or someone who is keen to learn new skills and bring an enthusiastic willingness to learn, Landmarc will provide full training for the successful applicant.

You will be required to work flexibly over the course of a 37 hour working week. You will be required to work some weekends, this is reflected in our Variable Days Allowance.

Hours of work - 37 Hours per week

Days of work - 5 in 7

Contract - Permanent

You will be on a starting salary of £25,356.20 per annum, once you have completed successful probation and have the required skills for the role your salary will increase. This will usually be completed within 12 months.

*Rate is subject to formal settlement of current pay negotiations*

Landmarc will provide you with a competitive salary; in addition to this, we also offer the following main benefits, amongst many others:

Pension

Landmarc offers all employees an opportunity to join our company stakeholder pension scheme, whereby the company will contribute up to 8% of the employee’s salary.

Holiday

Employees are entitled to 25 days’ pro rata during each year of employment plus public holidays. Three extra discretionary days added to our annual leave allowances at Christmas.

Annual leave allowance will increase in recognition of your continued service.

Holiday purchase – purchase up to 10 more days’ holiday to use throughout the year.

Other benefits

Edenred – employee savings scheme

Annual salary review, in consultation with the recognised Trade Unions

Life assurance insured for three times your annual salary, to help the loved ones

Reimbursement of professional fees and on-going training

Health Cash Plan – All employees can join. You can also add up to four children under the age of 24 to your policy

Family friendly policy

Sick pay - After 6 months of service 

* Application updates may be sent to you via email, please ensure you check your emails regularly. Please note some emails may arrive in your junk mail folder.

Handover/take back of facilities and or ranges with service users and completion of relevant documentation

 Maintenance and setting up of firing ranges

 Construction of targets for range use

  Preventative and Reactive maintenance tasks on ranges, Training Area, rural & built estate

 Grounds maintenance such as fencing, mowing and strimming

 Potential for forestry work such as removal of fallen trees – training will be provided

Operation and maintenance of plant and equipment – training will be provided

 Driving and operating fleet vehicles

 To ensure that the Training Estate Facilities adhere to safe systems of work

General housekeeping/cleaning including cleaning of bookable accommodation when required

Excellent communication skills with people on all levels

Have a full manual driver’s licence valid in the United Kingdom (essential)

Knowledge of health and safety; risk assessments, manual handling and COSHH

Basic IT skills

Willingness to undertake full training

Basic DIY skills

Landmarc provides the support services that enable Armed Forces from around the world to prepare for frontline military operations across the UK Defence Training Estate (DTE). This includes maintaining and delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure, managing and operating Training Areas and ranges and delivering multi-million pound projects to improve vital training assets.

By joining Landmarc you will be supporting our vision to provide the best training experience we can for our Armed Forces. We are the first and only Special Purpose Vehicle to be contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as their Industry Partner on the UK Defence Training Estate and the only company that is solely dedicated to the UK DTE, delivering essential support services since 2003.